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Keywords

Iraq, Afghanistan, Veterans, Troops

EIN

20-1664531

Number

6903783187

Cause Area (NTEE Code)

Military/Veterans' Organizations (W30)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (R01)

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Programs + Results

What we aim to solve New!

IAVA's mission is to connect, unite and empower post-9/11 veterans. Founded and led by veterans, IAVA is the modern day veterans hall for the current generation with over 400,000 members worldwide.

IAVA is a non partisan member advised advocacy organization focused on solutions to the issues facing veterans today. In addition to our best in class advocacy work, IAVA offers a case-management program to help veterans of all generations navigate the government and non government services available to them.

All of IAVA's core mission programs focus on ensuring veterans and their families are supported, protected, empowered and never forgotten.

Our programs

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Education Program

IAVA’s programs empower and support our community both online and
offline, expand our reach and sustain our organization to make a deeper
and lasting impact on veterans and their families for years to come. Our
programs are scalable, flexible and durable to make a positive
influence on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in an ever-changing landscape
of support and public awareness.
Education Support Programs:With hundreds of thousands of new veterans headed back to school under the New GI Bill, IAVA provides them the tools and support needed to make informed decisions. Over 560,000 veterans have already used our innovative New GI Bill calculator to calculate their benefits and get one-on-one support from our New GI Bill experts on staff.
IAVA has also partnered with companies like Veritas Prep to provide scholarships(http://www.veritasprep.com/blog/2012/02/50-iava-member-veterans-receive-veritas-prep-scholarships/) to our members for college test preparation courses to support them through every stage of the education process.

Population(s) Served

Veterans

Budget

Health Program

IAVA’s programs empower and support our community both online and offline, expand our reach and sustain our organization to make a deeper and lasting impact on veterans and their families for years to come. Our programs are scalable, flexible and durable to make a positive influence on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in an ever-changing landscape of support and public awareness.Health Programs: We know how hard going to, and coming back from, war can be. So IAVA makes it a priority to ensure that both mental and physical health needs are being effectively addressed in our community. IAVA has connected more than 20,000 veterans with mental health support through our programs and referrals to best in class service providers. We recently announced a partnership(http://iava.org/blog/iava-partners-veterans-crisis-line) with the Veterans Crisis Line to help our members in their toughest times of need. The partnership will provide a direct support line for IAVA members and our staff. And that means no waiting, no bureaucracy and saving more lives. IAVA is also focused on the health of military families. Recently, IAVA helped spearhead passage(http://iava.org/success-story/iava-helps-spearhead-passage-caregivers-veterans-omnibus-health-services-act-2010) of the Caregivers Act to help our nation's full-time caregivers for wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Population(s) Served

Veterans

Budget

Employment Program

IAVA’s programs empower and support our community both online and offline, expand our reach and sustain our organization to make a deeper and lasting impact on veterans and their families for years to come. Our programs are scalable, flexible and durable to make a positive influence on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in an ever-changing landscape of support and public awareness.

Employment Programs:No veteran should come home from Iraq or Afghanistan to an unemployment check. And to fight shockingly high joblessness rates, IAVA has stepped up in a variety of ways through our Combat to Career(http://iava.org/combat2career) initiative. This offers groundbreaking resources to our members, like providing 6,000 free business suits(http://iava.org/blog/jcpenney-and-iava-honor-over-6000-returning-vets-new-apparel) to veterans, helping hundreds of them navigate the job market at Smart Job Fairs(http://iava.org/first-annual-fleet-week-smart-job-fair) and providing critical training to vets through Google Resume Workshops(http://iava.org/blog/google-steps-new-veterans) . IAVA is also a force to be reckoned with on Capitol Hill. In 2011, when Washington was in a stalemate, we led the way to pass the Vow to Hire Heroes Act, our top legislative priority. This bill helped over 200,000 unemployed veterans during one of the worst economic situations in decades.

Population(s) Served

Veterans

Budget

Community Program

IAVA’s programs empower and support our community both online and offline, expand our reach and sustain our organization to make a deeper and lasting impact on veterans and their families for years to come. Our programs are scalable, flexible and durable to make a positive influence on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in an ever-changing landscape of support and public awareness.

Community Programs:Less than 1% of the country served in Iraq and Afghanistan – a stark contrast to the 12% that served during WWII. Building community, both online and on-the-ground, is a critical factor in fulfilling our mission, which means bridging geographical divides to create a united, supported and proud movement of new veterans. IAVA built Community of Veterans (CoV)(http://iava.communityofveterans.org) to be the first and largest online social network exclusively for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. CoV, which can be accessed only by paperwork-confirmed veterans, has message boards, affinity groups and resources for over 20,000 confirmed members currently inside. On the ground – IAVA had over 350 local events in 2011 – bringing veterans together in their local areas in unprecedented numbers. We made this happen by building The Rucksack(http://therucksack.org) , a groundbreaking online platform that connects our members with products, services and experiences – all for free. We have already given away over 25,000 rewards. From Sierra Club wilderness expeditions(http://rucksack.iava.org/dc_RewardDetails?giveid=a0QC0000005TKDrMAO) to tickets for LA Dodgers games(http://iava.org/success-story/iava-miller-kick-high-life-campaign-la-dodgers) , IAVA is bringing our community together in innovative and new ways.

Population(s) Served

Veterans

Budget

Leadership Development Program

IAVA’s programs empower and support our community both online and offline, expand our reach and sustain our organization to make a deeper and lasting impact on veterans and their families for years to come. Our programs are scalable, flexible and durable to make a positive influence on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in an ever-changing landscape of support and public awareness.

Leadership Development Programs: IAVA strives to build an empowered generation of vets who provide sustainable leadership for our country and their communities. Through a variety of ways, IAVA guides vets into leadership roles to show the country that we are the New Greatest Generation. Since 2006, IAVA has brought over 120 Member Veterans from across the country to Washington, DC for Storm the Hill(http://iava.org/stormthehill) . Through meeting with top lawmakers and officials on Capitol Hill, we advocate for veterans’ issues and share our own unique stories with our country’s leaders. IAVA strives to develop our members into leaders in their communities by teaching them how to organize locally, like with Veterans Week(http://iava.org/blog/coast-coast-iava-celebrates-veterans-day-2011) events across the country. We also encourage them to be influencers. IAVA knows the value of our members’ personal stories – and know that the country needs to hear them. And that’s why we train leaders across the country to be IAVA spokespeople(http://iava.org/press-room) . From CNN(http://iava.org/press-room/press-coverage/cnn-paul-rieckhoff-suicides) to FOX News(http://iava.org/press-room/press-coverage/fox-news-trooper-trailblazer) , and from The New York Times(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/us/28veterans.html?_r=2) to TIME Magazine(http://iava.org/time) , IAVA is leading from the front to make sure that our issues stay front and center in the media.

Population(s) Served

Veterans

Budget

Where we workNew!

Charting Impact

Five powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

How will they know if they are making progress?

What have and haven't they accomplished so far?

IAVA's Big 6 Priorities for 2018 are:

1. Sustain campaign to combat suicide among troops and veterans2. Sustain campaign to recognize and improve services for women veterans3. Defend veteran and military education benefits4. Defend and reform government support for today's veterans5. Initiate support for injuries from burn pits and other toxic exposures6. Initiate empowerment of veterans who want to utilize cannabis

IAVA is the voice of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in Washington. Led by veterans, our non-partisan advocacy work ensures that Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families are supported, protected, and never forgotten. Since 2004, IAVA has been a juggernaut in Washington, creating and driving the national conversation on issues ranging from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) to women veteran issues to veteran unemployment. IAVA's dedicated staff in Washington, D.C. leads this work, advocating on behalf of our members daily. We also train our member veterans to be powerful advocates for their community.

We partner with all those who share our commitment to this generation of veterans—whether they're Democrat, Republican, or independent. We've worked closely with the White House, Members of Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD), the VA, corporations, and other nonprofits. But we're a tough watchdog as well, holding political leaders accountable for failures to support our community.

To build the new greatest generation, all sectors of our federal, state and local governments must engage with the private, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors to support veterans and their families and create opportunities for us to thrive. The President, members of Congress, governors and mayors all have a shared stake in successful transitions home. Through IAVA's local programs around the country we've proven that good policy does not begin and end in Washington and that a strong local community alongside all levels of government can empower our nation's returning warriors.

Since 2004, IAVA has been a leading voice fighting for the care, services and opportunities that veterans have earned. We brought the same cutting edge thinking and urgency that we relied upon to fight two unconventional wars to the challenges and opportunities facing our community at home. Over time, Washington, D.C. has answered our call by passing a number of IAVA-led initiatives like the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the Caregivers and Omnibus Health Services Act, stop-loss pay, Transition Assistance Program reforms, the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, the Clay Hunt SAV Act, the Zadroga Act for 9/11 first responders, and the Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act. These and many other advances in veterans' care were historic and are already showing their worth, improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families. There remains much to be done at the national level, but government alone cannot solve the challenges that post-9/11 veterans face.

Besides the achievements documented above and the "Big 6" initiatives stated specifically for 2018, IAVA continues to move incrementally forward on the following issues:

1. FULLY RECOGNIZE AND IMPROVE SERVICES FOR WOMEN VETERANS2. DEFEND VETERAN AND MILITARY EDUCATION BENEFITS 3. REFORM GOVERNMENT FOR TODAY'S VETERANS 4. CONTINUE TO COMBAT SUICIDE AMONG OUR TROOPS5. PRESERVE OUR LEGACY6. HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES7. SUPPORT INNOVATIVE HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS8. EMPLOY THE NEW GREATEST GENERATION9. PROMOTE EQUALITY FOR ALL TROOPS AND VETERANS10. SUPPORT OUR MILITARY FAMILIES11. END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS

More information on specific campaigns may be found at http://iava.org/campaigns/ and http://iava.org/advocacy-library/

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Board of Directors

as of
3/21/2019

Board Chair

Scott
Feldmayer

Barbaricum

Rosanne Haggerty
Common Ground Community

Yannick Marchal
Deutsche Bank

Craig Newmark
Craigslist

Paul Rieckhoff
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Inc.

Joe Abruzzese
Discovery Networks

Greg D'Alba
WME/IMG

Peter Berg
film44

Michael Leven
Las Vegas Sands Corp (ret)

Ryan Borek
Travis Manion Foundation

Dan Streetman
BMC Software

Adam Clampitt
The District Communications Group

Bonnie Carroll
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors

Steve Costalas
Vencore, Inc.

Eli Elefant
PBC USA

Bruce Mosler
Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

General (Ret) David Petraeus
KKR Global Institute

Wayne Smith
Veterans Advocate

Jeff Marshall
Uber

J.R. Martinez
Actor and Motivational Speaker

Norman Lear
Film and Television Producer

Patrick Kennedy
Former US Representative, Rhode Island

Scott Feldmayer
Barbaricum

Kenneth Fisher
Fisher Brothers

Bruce Klatsky
Fmr. CEO, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Board Leadership Practices

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BOARD ORIENTATION & EDUCATION

Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations?

No

CEO OVERSIGHT

Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive
within the past year?

No

ETHICS & TRANSPARENCY

Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and
completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year?

No

BOARD COMPOSITION

Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that
results in diversity of thought and leadership?

No

BOARD PERFORMANCE

Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance
within the past three years?